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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Babbling Starling Neocichla gutturalis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Western Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris gertrudis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve	Wildlife Reserve (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	79
Forest	16
Artificial/Terrestrial	4

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vwaza-marsh-wildlife-reserve-iba-malawi on 23/12/2024.